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Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia joins Gareth Mitchell to discuss his plans for the expansion of Wikipedia, especially in Asia and Africa. Victor Henning, the co-founder of Mendeley explains how this new application might enable students and scholars to tidy up and re-order their digital libraries. Cameron Neylon explains why scientists are taking to Google Wave as a means of sharing their research and encouraging more collaboration. Visitors to the Louvre can now take a guided tour of the museum courtesy of iphones. Digital Planet’s Sasha Gankin visits the Louvre with a new application in hand called MuseTrek. It allows art lovers to hear about suggestions from other visitors and fellow amateur critics as they move about the museum.
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